Housing costs cause stress and depression for millions, says charity

Housing costs cause stress and depression for millions, says charity

A new YouGov survey from the housing and homelessness charity Shelter has revealed the emotional strain faced by millions of families as they struggle to meet their housing costs.

According to the research:

- almost one in three adults (equivalent to 15 million people) say housing costs are causing stress and depression in their family
- one in four (equivalent to 12.2 million people) are kept awake at night by the stress of paying their rent or mortgage
- one in four say housing costs are causing arguments with their partner and other family members.

The findings follow on from Shelter’s research earlier this month, which showed 7.8 million people are constantly struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage, an increase of 44 per cent from the same time last year. http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17736